New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-08
MIR. BEECHER STILL SINKING.



AT first came in contact with Mr.. Beeoher in 1872
when the Redpath Bureau, in which was partner,
engaged him deliver seventeen consecutive lectures
for $40 OO0 600 being In advance. he 10 nave OK
penses paid and special car That was S1oo lecture
Tho bureau cleared O00 He went out as Tar IA Ch
caeo In 1876 l took him personally For the season
1867 he melted for himself $4l.53o: ior le"-|o,
COZ 600. for 1888 s2I 2OO for 1s78s0 when he did
hut little lecturng $500 and he has averaged apou
the same since. making total OF ABOUT 9A4oo" ioi
the ten years for wmch nave lis 10
co,nts He delivered in that time over
., ono ,.ot,ro. and travelled 100000 miles He
great hand to travel nights he never fatgued If he
ooud sleep after and his afternoon nap he always
took IL possible, whether travelling or not
Ihave seen Mr. Beecher under all circumstances and
I never saw him angry but once. The circumstances
were most trying In all his travelling Mr. Beecher had
one rule from which he refused to deviate ne would
go private house. unless might be that OF
some old friend He travelling in Iowa and friend
of his an exCongressman and then president OF rail-
road invited him stop In his place and preach on
Sunday Mr. Beecher consented, provided special car
should be place where he iectured on saur
day evening that he would not have TO travel on sun
day. and he should he obliged 10 go private house
Iwrote accordingly The president came In his OVID
private car and took Mr. and Mrs Beecher and myself to
his town. On our arrival at n. m, he marched us 10
his own house Mr. Beecher declined TO go In assured
you he said 10 his wouldbe host that would not go to
O private house.. I went back and tried to hnd
hotel | could get into and so reported to Mr.
Reecber and told him he could do TO remain
at the house He then turned TO the railroad president
and said: al very angry. sr" Yet he had to stay
there and the next morning he was all rlghL lie was
| splendidy entertained.
Mr. Beecher was the best traveller ever knew after
he got started Lad great difficulty in getting him to
undertake long journeys notably to California ana 10
England the second time had TO urge the desire OF the
people and his friends TO see him and work all possible
motives for two three years before he made up his
mind California trip When he was travelling he
never complained he always found diversion He would
eat with the crowd AT the poorest tavern, and took what
was set before him he never had meal IN his room.
He made himself at home in the cars and would be only
few minutes after he had stepped into car full OF peo-
pie before he would be general favoIte ana eNorOoS
! felt the better for his being there
"Mr Beecher was wonderfully fond Of children and he
ALWAYS carried oranges and candies III his pockets TO help
entertain them the cars. II lie saw poor mother
with baby crying her arms he would go and comfort
II and make it stop its crying where others failed III
coming up from Washington one time characteristic In
cident occurred. There two little children boy ana
girl eight or nine years old, the and they hudlcd
close up together and appeared 10 be very fond OF each
other We had breakfast at Wilmington, hni the children
did not get off the carand they had evidently travelled all
night without anything When Mr.. Beecher came
back from his laden with good things
for the children Then he talked 10 them. lie found that
they were from South that their parents haddedand
tina, they were their way To this city TO find an uncle
whom they expected - meet Them The train was late
what II the uncle should fan 10 meet themf when The
| train arrived ia Jersey City Mr. Bcecher
! rot out OF the with the children.
| walked slowly along. looking around 10
he could discover any looking for the children and
got ont between the ferries and stood there waiting
until both boats had gone Soon man came huIFNinS
along in great and tue two children but ~
lie expected 10 find them unaccompanied he stopped IN
/ hers ted "A
and asked him what he looking for.
1.-TWO children
"'Well.' said Mr. Beecher. i guess they're here
These look like two children, don't theyi
1T was the uncle and nc was indeed grateful Thank
| ing Mr. Beecher lie said:
"'win you kindly give me your namer
"'My name is Beeoher'
"'Where do you ivel'
80 In Brooklyn.
"'What. Can you be the Rev Henry Ward BeecherF
"'I am inclined TO think am
"Tears came into the mans eyes and he explained TO
the little who 1t who had befended them The
two children after seen in Plymouth Church
and they since then listened to Mr. BcecheTs ser
mons frequently.
In all his lecture tours Mr.. Beecher gave
only six disappointment, and two OF them
were at Lebanon Penn, because 'Mackeys Guile
got Lebanon. " j. aud Lebanon, PENN mixed and nee
because OF a snowstOrm. two years ago Mr.. Beecher
might have got there ana half hours late but he
church. ard would have been in condition TO speak
he Lebanon Lecture Burean recently began suit against
Mr. Beechcr for DAMAGES for this once hc disappointed
the Young Mems Christian Association at Utica, aud,
being Christians. suppose they will never forgive hun
iieacr from England arrived only two days before the
! time set for the lecture and he had been sick
"Mr. Beecher has drawn larger audiences WIN higher
prices than any other man IN this country John ~
Cough was ane mex co ou M Ecccbe aid Mr. Bercher
twice 10 california and passed an over ne Iathc
railroads He has ectnred IN state and Territory
| of Union except Idaho, Arizona ana Mls-lsSppl
! and never man received WIN more coIdahy
than lie Every year he has le.tured III BOSTON ilIa
delpna Baltimore Washington Cncinnnt II Louis ANA
! Chicago. He never had set lecture lie ga have
subject which he adapted 10 me umt-' ana INA. VIZ
The Regn OF the Common People and to TINS he lacked
! every theme; II was sort OF advance guard Mohr3
temptation TO him: twas aI couId 90 10 lhlu,o
HIM to 20 10 England again. Though ne was @nhlou, 10
see Ilr ana MT IarAer re neeuI e 1 ,;Iit ~
long Journeys took him the last time circuit Of tho
the Pacnc slope. thence down and back by the southern
Pacific We started from BTanl'oa on 6 on uS s
Sundays until October .. when We reached Charleston
c. and never drop OF ram TIL We 90 back 10
NewYOk. and not one hot day iii VIC reached san An
| tonic. Texas.
had cancelled Mr.. Beechcr's lecture engagements
for years that he could give his time 10 bis Life
OF Christ and his autobiography which l. Webster
Co were TO publish think he was revising the lNo
of Christ, that This work very nearly done 30
that Il VIII sGon 9sI N9hf mao oar DtSI Gcpe % s
few days win The i,,le a summer IN England Win
! aor Ponds attention was called TO the statement
which has been published aud which has been received
!
silk hat Mr. Beecheis manager smiled and then quickly
exclaimed Only once. ! must tell you about That
MIR. Bccchcrs house ono afternoon ana We were
TO leave the 4 o'clock IN order 10 catch train
Mr. Beecher according 20 his custom Of an Afternoon
had lain down nap. was in the library whcnas the
hour approached Mrs Bcccher called my attention To the
fact and asked where Mr.. Beecher was. went mp 10
call him. but lie was not In his went down stairs
and thought would get my hat, which was SIX one
could not find 1t where had left It, In the hallway JUST
then Mrs Beccher called my attention to the front OF the
house. Mr.. Beecher had "A cardigan jacket which he
used 10 wear around the house at times aud you can
Imagine that 1t not particularly becoming to his
form. 10 where Mrs. Beechcr stood and looked
There In the middle 81 the street, with lot OF
children around him. Mr.. Beccher In his cardigan
my silk hat bis head and stick IN his mouth with
strings attached children make bits and he pranc
ing and down and back and forth and playing horse
with the youngsters. NOu would have died a-iauging
seeing that sight. Henry. exclaimed Mrs. BecCher.
what on earth are yon dongl DO you know what IA
efylt Won sViu tlet tan